VI Consortium Application Procedures

VI Consortium Application (Microsoft Word)

VI Consortium Application (PDF)

Please note that the application procedures vary at each university. To become eligible to receive the state grant funded reduced tuition rate, individuals must follow the guidelines below for each specific university.

George Mason University, Radford University, Norfolk State University, and Old Dominion University

Have a completed admissions application on file with the Admissions Office at GMU, RU, NSU or ODU for entrance into that school's bachelor's degree, master's degree or licensure certificate program. Additionally, students must have already been accepted into a program or must be awaiting acceptance for the upcoming semester.
Submit a completed Virginia Consortium for Teacher Preparation in Visual Impairments application form.
Submit a current resume.
Submit undergraduate and graduate transcripts (non official) as part of the VI Consortium Application.

James Madison University

Apply through the College of Graduate and Outreach Programs’ VI Certificate Program: http://www.jmu.edu/continuingeducation/certificates.shtml

It is important that you choose the VI certificate program in order to receive the reduced tuition rate and to be eligible for the ONE TIME application fee of $ 45.00.
If you want to enroll in Master’s program , you must also apply to the graduate Special Education program at:

https://www.applyweb.com/apply/jmug/index.html
You must include 2 letters of reference and a statement of intent with your application. In addition, you must have acceptable Praxis 1 and/or GRE scores. Please contact Dr. Brianna Quinn (quinnbs@jmu.edu) with questions.

Submit a completed Virginia Consortium for Teacher Preparation in Visual Impairments application form.
Submit a current resume.
Submit undergraduate and graduate transcripts (non official) as part of the VI Consortium Application.

All Applicants

VI Applications need to be in at least a month before semester courses begin. Student transcripts (non official) must be attached and an interview must occur.
Applicants applying to the Virginia Consortium for Teacher Preparation in Visual Impairments must also have passed Praxis I or the SAT/ACT equivalent.

Individuals may meet the Praxis I assessment requirement by achieving the scores established by the Board of Education on October 26, 1995, for each of the three Praxis I tests—mathematics (178), reading (178), and writing (176)--or by achieving the established composite score (532) on all three tests.
A passing score for the SAT is 1000, taken prior to April 1, 1995, with at least 450 on the verbal and 510 on the mathematics tests or a score of 1100 on the SAT, taken after April 1, 1995, with at least 530 on the verbal and 530 on the mathematics tests.
For the ACT taken after October 28, 1989 and prior to April 1, 1995 a composite score of 21 with the ACT mathematics score no less than 21 and an ACT English Plus Reading score no less than 37 is considering passing. (Due to DVOE regulations, ACT taken before October 28, 1989 will not be accepted.) For the ACT taken after April 1, 1995 a composite score of 24 with the ACT mathematics score no less than 22 and an ACT English Plus Reading score no less than 46 is considering passing.

Please order an official score report and have it sent to your home address. Please mail the unopened scores to:

ATTN: Jancy Templeton
Special Education Program, CEHD
George Mason University
4400 University Drive, MS: 1F2
Fairfax, VA 22030

You may also provide an official, sealed high school or college transcript listing ACT or SAT scores.